Association of epicardial fat thickness with left ventricular diastolic function parameters in a community population.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
; 21(1): 262, 2021 05 28.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We examined the relationship between epicardial fat thickness (EFT) measured by echocardiography and left ventricular diastolic function parameters in a Beijing community population.METHODS:
We included 1004 participants in this study. Echocardiographic parameters including E and A peak velocity, the early diastolic velocities (e') of the septal and lateral mitral annulus using tissue doppler imaging, E/e', and EFT were measured. EFT1 was measured perpendicularly on the right ventricular free wall at end diastole in the extension line of the aortic root. EFT2 was the maximum thickness measured perpendicularly on the right ventricular free wall at end diastole. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyze the relationship between EFT and the mean e' and E/e'.RESULTS:
The mean age of the participants was 63.91 ± 9.02 years, and 51.4% were men. EFT1 and EFT2 were negatively correlated with lateral e', septal e', and mean e' (p < 0.05), and the correlation coefficient for EFT1 and EFT2 and mean e' was - 0.138 and - 0.180, respectively. EFT1 and EFT2 were positively correlated with lateral E/e', septal E/e', and mean E/e' (p < 0.05), and the correlation coefficient for EFT1 and EFT2 and mean e' was 0.100 and 0.090, respectively. Multivariable egression analysis showed that EFT2 was independently and negatively associated with e' mean (ß = - 0.078 [95% confidence interval = - 0.143, - 0.012, p = 0.020]). There were no interactions between EFT2 and any covariates, including age or heart groups, sex, BMI, or presence of hypertension, diabetes, or coronary heart disease, in relation to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.CONCLUSIONS:
EFT2 was negatively and independently associated with e' mean, which suggests that more attention to this type of adipose fat is required for cardiovascular disease therapy.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pericardium
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Echocardiography, Doppler
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Adipose Tissue
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Ventricular Function, Left
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
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Adiposity
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China